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Fort Chiswell is a tiny town of 821 people in Wythe County, Virginia. It's about 35 miles from Blacksburg, VA and 120 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $167k and rent runs about $963 a month.
821people
$167kTypical home
$963/moRent
83° / 43°Summer / winter
19"Snow
239Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 821
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 61 people per sq mi
- 120 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 35 mi to Blacksburg, VA
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $167k (≈$1,055/mo)
- Median rent $963/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (82 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,086 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to BKW airport
- 81 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,106 ft
- 204 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 91 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wythe County: R+60 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.